(15 Jan 2025)
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Detroit – 15 January 2025
1. Various of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaking with Stellantis representatives during a tour of the Detroit Auto Show floor
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, (D) Michigan:
“Michiganders elected both me and Donald Trump twice, just two years apart. Every one of us swore an oath to the people we serve. And the people expect us to find common ground.”
3. Various of Whitmer’s tour of the show’s Stellantis section
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, (D) Michigan:
“But I will always seek collaboration first. I won’t go looking for fights. I won’t back down from them either, because I’m not here to play games. I’ve got a job to do.”
5. Whitmer sits in the driver’s seat of a Jeep
6. Various of Whitmer speaking with a Toyota rep
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, (D) Michigan:
“This is a serious moment. Right now, the future of the entire auto industry is at stake. The very core of Michigan’s economy is on the line.”
8. Whitmer shakes hands with a Denso official and introduces him to Michigan’s lieutenant governor
9. Cutaway of Whitmer speaking with a graphic behind her that shows a map of North America
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, (D) Michigan:
“There’s been a lot of talk about tariffs recently. I want to be clear: I am not opposed to tariffs outright. But we cannot treat them like a one-size-fits-all solution. And we certainly shouldn’t use them to punish our closest trading partner partners.”
11. Whitmer walks and talks with a General Motors official
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, (D) Michigan:
“I know everyone’s going to talk about the mayor’s race or the next governor’s race or the next presidential race. I’m not going to talk about any of those things. I got a lot of things that I want to get done in the next year, 11-and-a-half months.”
13. Whitmer gets out of a GM vehicle and continues her tour
STORYLINE:
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants a fresh start with President-elect Donald Trump but also warns that she won’t back down over tariffs that she believes would hurt the auto industry in her state.
The second-term governor gave her first major speech Wednesday since Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris, for whom Whitmer campaigned across the Midwest.
Her remarks at the Detroit Auto Show were watched in Michigan, where she has two years left in her final term, and by people looking for new leadership within the national Democratic Party.
Whitmer faces a more challenging political landscape than other rising Democrats who could run for president in 2028. She must navigate a divided state legislature while solidifying her legacy in a state that went for Trump in two of the last three elections.
“I will always seek collaboration first,” Whitmer said Wednesday about the Republican president-elect. “I won’t go looking for fights. I won’t back down from them, either.”
She already is reaching out to officials in neighboring Canada, which Trump has accused of cheating the U.S. on trade and has suggested should become part of America.
“There’s been a lot of talk about tariffs recently. I want to be clear: I am not opposed to tariffs outright. But we cannot treat them like a one-size-fits-all solution. And we certainly shouldn’t use them to punish our closest trading partner partners,” said Whitmer, who delivered her speech Wednesday just across the river from Ontario.
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